2010 No. 2818

Social Security

The Rate of Bereavement Benefits Regulations 2010

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39(2A), 39C(1A), 122(1) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it2.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Rate of Bereavement Benefits Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 1st January 2011.

Rate of widowed mother’s allowance and widow’s pension2

The amount prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2A) of section 39 (rate of widowed mother’s allowance and widow’s pension) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is £97.65.

Rate of widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement allowance3

The amount prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1A) of section 39C (rate of widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement allowance) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is £97.65.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

FreudParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department for Work and Pensions
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the rate of certain benefits under Part 2 (contributory benefits) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefit Act 1992 (c. 4) (“the 1992 Act”).

Regulation 2 prescribes the amount of widowed mother’s allowance and widow’s pension for the purposes of section 39(2A) of the 1992 Act.

Regulation 3 prescribes the amount of widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement allowance for the purposes of section 39C(1A) of the 1992 Act.

The amounts prescribed are, in accordance with section 6(9) of the Pensions Act 2007 (c. 22), equal to the amount of the basic pension before the coming into force of the first provision made under section 150A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) that alters the amount of the basic pension.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.